Ko te whakamaarama o te tohu nei.....TE UPOKO O TE TAIAHA
Ko te upoko o te taiaha, he tohu nei mo ngaa mahi mau me te whakakaanohi i ngaa mahi a o maatou Maatua Tipuna. Kua waiho e ngaa Maatua Tipuna enei taonga mo maatou, hei kawe, hei tiaki mo te oranga o a maatou taonga maori..... mo te apopo te take..... MANAIA E RUA Ko maatou ngaa uri a Tuu raaua ko Rongo e pupuri nei ki eenei taonga o taatou. E hiahia hoki ki te ako i eenei momo mahi, momo aahuatanga o Kui maa o Koro maa..... TE POROWHITA (Te Manawa Ora) Ko too manawa, ko tooku manawa, mau tonu..... He roopu, he whaanau, he kaingarua ano hoki mo maatou Ngaai Maori e noho nei ki 'Te Paapaka-Nui-a-Maaui\Te Whenua Moemoeaa'. Naa Mark Te Hau
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Te Manawa Ora must also pay tribute to our very first tohu, to which we still use today, displaying this beautiful tohu on our stationary and within the business of the Te Manawa Ora Ngaakau Koomiti.
Most of all we pay tribute to the kaitoi of this tohu. Naa Darnell Peepe
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